Monday, January 31, 2011

Museum Madmen Manhandle Manhunters

A night at the museum, decades before it was a successful movie, was the concept that spawned to separate villains acquiring tremendous abilities from their surroundings.

Joseph Meach of Earth-One and an unidentified security guard of Earth-Two gained the abilities of museum statuettes in the shape of the Legion of Super-Heroes for Meach and histories greatest tyrants for the guard. This also increased their egos.

Meach became the Composite Superman, intent on becoming the World's Finest team's newest partner. Instead he was the biggest threat on two occasions, when he himself eventually lost his powers the first time and on the second occasion sacrificed his life to protect Superman and Batman. The security guard became a Master Villain, changing his form between the various tyrants of Nero, Goliath, Captain Kidd, Cesare Borgia, Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun. Defeating six members of the Justice Society of America, the team was revived by Wonder Woman. After being seemingly betrayed by Black Canary, whom he took into his confidence, he ultimately perished in a final clash with the JSA.

Amazingly, these two petty men gained access to tremendous power, and nearly defeated the World's Finest Teams of two Earths!